Kenner man wins $325,000 Lotto jackpot

A Kenner man won big in the July 30 Louisiana Lotto drawing, winning the $325,000 jackpot, according to Louisiana Lottery officials.

A previous Louisiana Lotto winner shows off his check. On July 30, Lottery officials say Jorge Pesantes of Kenner won a $325,000 jackpot.

Jorge Pesantes bought his ticket at Super D Food Mart on West Esplanade Avenue in Kenner. The owner of the store was a winner as well: under lottery rules, the retailer gets a one-time bonus of 1 percent of the jackpot prize. In this case, that means $3,250.

Pesantes, who told lottery officials he is 70, received a check for $227,504 after state and federal taxes were subtracted from his jackpot.